SOMERVILLE - About 25 immigrants will be naturalized as American citizens Saturday during the fourth annual Somerville Elks Lodge 1068 Flag Day Festival in the borough.

The free event is open to the public and will feature live music from talented young artists, including the Somerville School of Rock house band, as well as exhibitors and food vendors.

Children will be entertained by a bounce house, an airbrush tattoo artist, as well as games and fun activities hosted by the Somerset County YMCA and Somerville Recreation Department. Attendees can also try the latest virtual reality gear at the AT&T exhibit.

Additionally, the festival, which will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 10 at the Somerset County Courthouse grounds off of Main Street in Somerville, will include a re-enactment of the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima, Japan, in 1945, as well as other special flag day ceremonies.

Somerville Mayor Brian Gallagher, Somerset County Freeholders Mark Caliguire and Brian Levine and the Exalted Ruler John Blaney Somerville Elks Lodge 1068 will be among the leaders to kick off the flag ceremonies at noon.

Children are encouraged to complete an interactive scavenger hunt among the exhibitors for a prize. Revolutionary and Civil War re-enactors will bring alive local history and fire muskets as part of the ceremonies.

Historic military vehicles and SWAT, fire and rescue vehicles will also be on display from the Somerset County Sheriff’s and Prosecutor’s Offices and the Somerville Fire Department and Rescue Squad.

As part of its effort to revitalize the Flag Day tradition through the creation of inspiring and patriotic art, the Somerville Elks will announce the winners of its Flag Art and Photography/Digital Image Contest during the noon ceremonies. Local artist and art educator at Watchung Hills Regional High School Steven Speeney is the contest judge and will select the winners the morning of Flag Day Festival.

On the same day of the Flag Day Festival in Somerville, The Whitehouse Wind Symphony and The Hunterdon Harmonizers will have a Flag Day concert at 4 p.m. at Flemington Borough Park, behind the historic courthouse in the borough.

Attendees are asked to bring a picnic blanket or chairs. The event is supported by the Flemington Community Partnership and Mediatech Foundation.

The Somerville Elks and AT&T announced that the winner of the 2017 Flag Day Festival American Patriot Award is Christopher M. Solan, an Eagle Scout active in Boy Scout Troop 84 of Somerville and a sophomore at Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School.

Solan’s ambitious Eagle Scout project honored our flag and our country by literally marking out a route that was instrumental in winning our freedom and preserving this history for current and future generations.

For his Eagle Scout project, Solan researched and identified a route known as the Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail. The route was traveled by the French Army, under the command of Gen. Comte de Rochambeau, to the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

The route is the 29th national historic trail, designated by the U.S. National Park Service, and commemorates the French-American alliance during the Revolutionary War. The trail extends from Rhode Island to Virginia and 5½ miles of the trail travels through Bridgewater.

“This young man demonstrates that love of country and of our great history is still alive among the younger generation, and so the story of Chris Solan’s admirable Eagle Scout project and the history behind it should be widely shared,” said Michael Minaides, the Elks Flag Day Committee chair.

Solan and the Flag Art Contest winners will be awarded an American flag, a $100 gift card and four Somerset Patriots tickets to the June 17 game, where they will be recognized on the field before the game. Art Contest winners will also have a display of their artwork on the digital scoreboard during the post-game fireworks show.

AT&T New Jersey Pioneers will be on hand to teach attendees the proper way to fold the American flag at the Somerville event.The pocket-sized American flags will be mailed to U.S. troops. The Boy Scouts of America, Raritan Valley District will host a class for scouts to earn the American Heritage Merit Badge on the Courthouse grounds. Advance registration at the Raritan Valley District website is required.

The public is encouraged to bring with them donation items to support Operation Jersey Cares, including instant oatmeal, canned tuna or chicken, granola bars, beef jerky, trail mix, or everyday items, including razors, toothpaste and shampoo. Veterans and service members in attendance will receive free ice cream from a vendor.